Having uncovered a Roman tessellated floor in part 1, MOLA archaeologists now have to clean and record it. Find out more about our work in the City of London through our Walbrook Discovery Programme: https://walbrookdiscovery.wordpress.com/ Video: Museum of London Archaeology 2012 http://www.museumoflondonarchaeology.org.uk/ Music: From the Ashes 2012 http://fromtheashesband.com/
A Flag Fen evening lecture. Topics discussed include archaeological aims; terrain; society; research; surveying; geophysics; lidar; metal detecting finds; project design; excavation systems; historical and new approaches; recovery levels; aerial views; deep sequences; stratigraphy; chemical microsurveying; DNA; material analyzers; collaboration; public engagement. http://digventures.com
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-glimpse-of-teenage-life-in-ancient-rome-ray-laurence Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age festivals, and communal baths. Take a look at this exquisitely detailed lesson on life of a typical Roman teenager two thousand years ago. Lesson by Ray Laurence, animation by Cognitive Media.
Watch as Plymouth State University students roll up their sleeves and jump into the excavations taking place behind Holmes House, built in 1835 as the first of two boarding houses for Holmes Plymouth Academy. Professor David Starbuck and students in his Introduction to Archaeology class describe their first research experiences and the excitement of participating in an on-campus dig. Filmed and edited by Keith Bouchard ’14.
Live CNN interview with professor Brent Huffman about the imminent destruction of the ancient Buddhist city at Mes Aynak, Afghanistan by a Chinese copper mine. You can be a HERO and help SAVE an ancient Buddhist city from imminent destruction in December 2012: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/472409280/the-buddhas-of-mes-aynak
“Sequential Animation: the first Palaeolithic animated pictures” – by Marc Azéma.
Archaeologists in Bulgaria claim they have discovered Europe’s oldest town in the north-east of the country. Bulgarian archaeologists led by Professor Doctor Vasil Nikolov, from the National Archaeology Institute and Museum, claim to have discovered one of the oldest towns in Europe, in north-east Bulgaria. Dr. Nikolov, who has been studying the area for many years, located the town near the salt pans in the vicinity of Provadia in the Varna Region, the same locale as the first salt factory [...]
Catalogue of the first exhibition of working archaeological photographs “Archaeology in Progress”, held in September 2012. in the premises of the National Committee of ICOMOS in Skopje, Macedonia. Organized by Association “Archaeologica”.
Archive video of one of the Farm’s archaeological summer digs way back in 2009! Heeley City Farm – a friendly farm and environmental visitor centre in the heart of Sheffield, Heeley, South Yorkshire. http://www.heeleyfarm.org.uk/
Archeovirtual is the biggest European exhibition of virtual archaeology projects and virtual museums, organised within the Mediterranean Expo of Archaeological Tourism (BMTA) in Paestum, Italy. From 2011 is co-organised by V-MUST.NET, under the direction of CNR ITABC. A unique opportunity to travel around the world, entering ancient sites and monument, listening to several stories coming from the past and from the future. 2012 edition presents best applications in 6 categories: computer animation, mobile applications, touch interaction, desktop VR, natural interaction [...]
A short film about the Early Saxon Re-enactment Group Deoringas at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village over the weekend 10 – 13 August 2012
Meet the archaeological work and value that are made in the Project Marriott Cusco. The future hotel, owned by peruvian Inversiones La Rioja, will exhibit areas with structures and cultural vestiges of prehispanic and colonial. Inca walls, findings from a funeral and a religious context, unpublished data. Incan pottery, sculptures and other remains dating back to the 13th Century. A large stone wall was preserved and remains in place inside the hotel.
Archaeologists enter a Mayan tomb in Chiapas that has been sealed for 1,500 years. Previously seen only with a tiny camera, the tomb is believed to contain the remains of Mayan ruler Pakal.
Dr. Inés Domingo Sanz, ICREA Research Professor at Universitat de Barcelona & Secretary of WAC describes what WAC meant for her career as an Archaeologist. http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/
Interview with Jelena Bekvalac, Osteology Curator of Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men is now open at the Museum of London until 14 April 2013. Watch this video to see an interview with one of the exhibition’s curators and tweet your views with #dissection. www.museumoflondon.org.uk/dissection
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